PSYC 241 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Self Esteem (Song), Terror Management Theory, Basking In Reflected Glory
5 Oct 2016
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Theory: an organized set of principles used to explain observed phenomena. Generalizability: use it to develop new research questions, used for a real life problem. Have to find a way to test it. Account for as much phenomena as possible with no contradictions. Enhances application (theory"s can be different in different countries, true in some cases but not others) Hypotheses an educated guess about the nature of the relationship among the variables being tested. General classes of measurement: self-report measures, direct observations c) Using reaction time to see if a construct is measurable with time. Fashion model (how quickly they respond to different word types: physiological measures. Ex: hunger and shyness is real but hard to measure. You can ask people: may give a survey. Might be asked to tell more then we really know. Archival study: examining existing records of past events. Look back at weather records and crime records and draw correlation.
